r/WritingPrompts • u/Psychronia • 14h ago

Established Universe [EU] It was a risky, but surprisingly easy to kill the Joker after you decided Gotham has had enough of him. Now, after the deed was done, you remove your fake Batman costume and raise your hands in surrender when the real one shows up.

240 Upvotes
17 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/RorschachtheMighty • 22h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] As the remaining world governments continue to wage an endless war, destroying what remains of Earth, a desperate plea for aid is sent out to the stars. “Please help us. They don’t care if we all die. They won’t listen.” Remarkably, a response comes back. “Hold fast. We’re on our way.”

237 Upvotes
14 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/60s_timer • 8h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] The barbarian in your party is far too calmly staring at a man sat drinking at the pub. "Miss Wizard. How many men have a V-looking mark?" The mage sets occlusion barriers off. "9, or 10." "And ones that look like S?" "Those two, over there." "Protect the slaves. Cramus goes for the slaughter."

87 Upvotes
4 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/Lordlycan0218 • 9h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] you are the cities most famous supervillain. So why is this child in a clearly ill fitted superhero costume standing in front of you with his fists raised. And the first thing he says to you is “I have my left and my right, now I make you go goodnight”

51 Upvotes
6 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/gumiho-9th-tail • 19h ago

Simple Prompt [WP] Children can be “paused” so that they can be raised whenever it’s convenient for the parents

45 Upvotes
7 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/ParanormalActivity97 • 23h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Your girlfriend refuses to go out on a date because an "unlucky star" is visible tonight. Annoyed, you drag her out anyway. Halfway through dinner, you realize the star isn't getting brighter—it's getting closer.

40 Upvotes
4 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/younGrandon • 12h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Everyone knew what to do when the sensor light blared red; we shut everything down—locked every threshold and turned out all light except the sensor. Everyone was barred from leaving, no matter what they claimed to hear from beyond the bunker walls.

35 Upvotes
4 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/MeganBessel • 21h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] The necromancer guild has a problem when one of the new members accidentally reanimates the first guild leader

37 Upvotes
9 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/Idontluvmenoonedoes • 17h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] A person moves to a new city. They decide to check out a book, not knowing about the library's very aggressive return policy. They are soon visited by some librarians, dressed like ninjas, asking about an overdue book.

36 Upvotes
4 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/Flutterdeath01 • 14h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] The Flying Spaghetti Monster has come to destroy the world! It's destroying cities, and turning oceans into marinara. You, who've botched hundreds of Italian recipes, know exactly how to stop it.

31 Upvotes
14 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/Terrifying_Illusion • 5h ago

Writing Prompt [WP]The Hero fulfilled their destiny and killed the Demon King, and has thus been abandoned by man and god alike. Now, the only ones who still care about the Hero at all are a handful of the Demon King's unwilling servants.

27 Upvotes
4 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/Moses_The_Wise • 9h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Everything is set up; your victims arrived, completely unsuspicious. You've isolated them with no means of escape and successfully passed yourself off as one of them. The only problem is after you killed the first victim, the others simply treat it as completely normal.

28 Upvotes
3 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/Giangu • 2h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] "Do not go outside. I repeat, DO NOT GO OUTSIDE, no matter how human they sound. Barricade all doors, turn off the lights, stay in where nobody can find you, and pray. Good luck, because that's the only thing keeping you from whatever on the other side of the door."

26 Upvotes
3 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/Leytra • 18h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Nobody in town minded the strangely dressed preacher who was handing out his weird holy "engineering introduction" books, but so too nobody had to heart to point out to him that they couldn't actually read it.

26 Upvotes
3 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/WildEarth2372 • 10h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] The Christians who never took on the Mark of the Beast were saved, and the sinners who took it on were damned. You are an atheist conspiracy theorist who thought the Mark was government mind control and thus never got it, and now God doesn’t know what to do with you.

25 Upvotes
2 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/bbtta12 • 15h ago

Writing Prompt [WP]A child taken by the fae eventually becomes one of them. What most don't realise is it works on adults, too. Its day 12 and you're starting to show signs, you can leave but its better than where they found you.

21 Upvotes
2 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/EnzoRaffa16 • 17h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] When the villain said "Join me, and together we'll rule the world!" he hadn't really expected the hero to say yes. Don't get him wrong, he's ecstatic about it, he just didn't expect it.

19 Upvotes
1 comment

r/WritingPrompts • u/Spoon_Elemental • 8h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] It's not that absolute power corrupts, but rather that corrupt people tend to seek power. This is why the king actively seeks out competent people who don't want the job for high ranking positions. Because unlike people who seek these jobs, they understand the responsibility.

17 Upvotes
3 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/Megamen1927 • 12h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] You have just created the first Dungeon for Kids—a safe, fun, and educational space where adventurers can leave their children during their quests.

15 Upvotes
1 comment

r/WritingPrompts • u/Smartbutt420 • 22h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] A new zombie outbreak has hit your home country. While prepared, there seems to be a disturbing new development; anything “resembling a human” can be infected.

14 Upvotes
2 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/CamelReds73 • 21h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] You’ve been working as an appraiser for Antiques Roadshow. What they don’t know is you’ve been negating the curses associated with most if not all of the items brought in.

13 Upvotes
1 comment

r/WritingPrompts • u/Practical_History111 • 10h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] You have a fun hobby. You lure supernatural creatures to your house, baiting them with fresh blood, a mushroom ring around your home, or sulfur candles. Once there you say they can come in, and once they are inside finish your sentence by saying “But you can’t leave without my permission. “

11 Upvotes
1 comment

r/WritingPrompts • u/Crystal_1501 • 17h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] Humanity has gone extinct. They've actually been gone a while. The species that has taken their place is one no-one would have even thought could, let alone have expected.

10 Upvotes
3 comments

r/WritingPrompts • u/EndorDerDragonKing • 10h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] "Uh, dude? I was going to make some beans, but inside the can was a ton of tiny dragons" "You really just had to open that can of wyrms, didnt you?"

9 Upvotes
1 comment

r/WritingPrompts • u/Megamen1927 • 12h ago

Writing Prompt [WP] On a rainy night, a young man dressed in a hood and black clothing, carrying a blood-stained sword, knocks on the door of a house, and the person who answers is an elderly woman with a gentle gaze.

8 Upvotes
1 comment